ぶ
無
りょう
聊

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. boredom, ennui.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぶ
無
りょう
聊
 無聊 ぶりょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
slightly
リョウ　いささか (Kentei 1)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う　ボウ　モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)